What does bibliolatry mean?
Bibliolatry means Excessive admiration for a book..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Excessive admiration for a book..
the danger of bibliolatry is only too apparent in the contemptuous references often made by Christian authorities to the uselessness of pagan literature since access to the Bible had been secured by the Church.
Bibliolatry led to a phobia about swearing; rejection of the Bible made it possible again, and with it a release of the repressions which gave the Puritan middle class their moral energy.
The exponents of bibliolatry rely on the letter and make the spirit dependent on the letter
they are also committing "bibliolatry" by putting the Bible where God alone belongs
"bibliolatry" (the fundamentalist insistence on the literal truth of "the Bible as the Word of God")
Some sectors of the religious world have been accused […] of "bibliolatry," that is, valuing their Bible itself so highly that they are almost guilty of idolatry.
Use bibliolatry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bibliolatry means Excessive admiration for a book..
Common synonyms include bible-worship.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the danger of bibliolatry is only too apparent in the contemptuous references often made by Christian authorities to the uselessness of pagan literature since access to the Bible had been secured by the Church.
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